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Posted by: CBSR on June 19, 2013

RONA and the David Suzuki Foundation are hosting community tree planting days in the Credit River Watershed, which runs through Mississauga, Brampton, Halton Hills, Erin, Caledon and Orangeville. The planting days will take place during the spring and fall of 2013 in partnership with Credit Valley Conservation. These plantings will help revitalize local communities so we that can enjoy nature for years to come.

 


Posted by: CBSR on June 13, 2013

This year's list of Canada's best corporate citizens shows that companies are raising the bar on sustainability, a recognition that being environmentally and socially responsible is more than just the right thing to do - it's good for business.

 

CBSR members to make the list include:

 

- Mountian Equipment Co-op

- Suncor Energy

- Cenovus Energy

- Kinross

- PotashCorp

- Catalyst Paper

- Enbridge

- Rogers

- TransCanada

- ENMAX Corporation

- Encana Corporation


Posted by: GMCR Canada on June 4, 2013

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, recently made a $200,000 donation in the form of a 2-year grant to the Coffeelands Trust, a fund that connects the international coffee community to victims of conflict in coffee growing regions.


Posted by: TransCanada on June 4, 2013

Keystone's proposed route across Nebraska has been said to threaten the endangered American Burying Beetle.  TransCanada Chief Executive Russ Girling has confirmed that the company will take all necesary precautions to protect endangered species such as the American Burying Beetle as it constructs the pipeline, even if it means thawing dead rats.


Posted by: Microsoft Canada on June 4, 2013

Rogers Communications is partnering with Microsoft Canada and Compugen computers to provide affordable internet service to some 58,000 low-income households in Toronto Community Housing buildings.

 


Posted by: Rogers Inc. on June 4, 2013

Young people who live in social housing in Toronto will soon be able to get broadband internet access for $9.99 a month as part of a pilot project announced by internet service provider Rogers Communications that aims to "bridge Canada's digital divide."

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Posted by: Export Development Canada on June 4, 2013

Canada’s Export Credit Agency Releases Annual CSR Report: CSR in the New Reality

 
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada's export credit agency, has issued its ninth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.
 


Posted by: Bell on April 30, 2013

Bell Canada and the True Patriot Love Foundation today announced the launch of the Bell True Patriot Love Fund, a $1 million program to support community mental health initiatives for Canadian military families.

 


Posted by: CBSR on April 9, 2013

CBSR is thrilled to announce the final stage of our transformation. This process began in the fall of 2011 with a strategic review and a commitment for CBSR’s renewal. Today we officially launch the new Brand and announce our new Board of Directors.

 


Posted by: Cisco Canada on April 8, 2013

Cisco is the official technology sponsor for the prestigious Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship (SWF) happening April 9 to 12 at the University of Oxford in England.


Posted by: Bullfrog Power on March 24, 2013

Bullfrog Power will be holding their upcoming event, Greener Horizons - Sustainable business, good citizen: the next level of engaging consumers and creating change on April 4, from 8:30 am - 10:30 am in Toronto.

 


Posted by: GMCR Canada on March 14, 2013

GMCR Canada launched their Employee Community Grantmaking program last fall, where teams of employees are organized across the country and entrusted with the responsibility of allocating grants to organizations and projects that address specific issues aligned with environmental stewardship, strong local systems, and economic prosperity.


Posted by: GMCR Canada on March 13, 2013

GMCR Canada went last October to visit its partner of the Timothy's® Colombian La Vereda coffee. During the visit to the coffee-growing communities of La Vereda coffee in Colombia, several coffee producers were interviewed.


Posted by: Bell on February 8, 2013

Bell and Brain Canada are pleased to announce a new partnership in support of brain research in Canada - the Bell Mental Health Research Training Awards.

 


Posted by: Capital One Canada on February 7, 2013

Capital One Canada associates let their voices be heard by voting to give $35,000 to Free The Children in the company’s annual Who Wants to be a Philanthropist contest. This internal company event offers the opportunity for the Capital One Canadian associate base to champion a charity or cause they believe in.


Posted by: Cisco Canada on January 8, 2013

This week, the networking giant announced plans to offer a new home control and monitoring panel for AT&T's Digital Life service and apparently sees a bright future in the "Internet of Things." The Digital Life controller allows users to wirelessly manage devices connecting AT&T software with Cisco Z-Wave radios.